Will she or won't she? (Has she or hasn't she?)
Yes, sorry, another Harry Potter post. I've just finished reading a blip from an interview with J.K. Rowling, found on the ever-fabulous Leaky Cauldron website. Leaky reports that in the interview, Rowling describes her feelings as she wrote one chapter in particular. She said, "when I finished one chapter near the end I absolutely howled, it had been planned for so long. I was in a hotel room on my own, sobbing my heart out. I downed half a bottle of champagne in one and went home with mascara all over my face. It was really tough." One has to wonder: given that there were no such reports of emotional distress when she disposed of Dumbledore in the last book, does she-- in fact-- kill our hero in this book? Two more weeks and we'll find out, I suppose. The suspense is palpable!